Module 52
Which is true of social relations during the teen years? a. As teens distance themselves from parents, peer relationships become more important. b. Parental influence peaks during mid to late adolescence. c. Most adolescents have serious disagreements with parents, leading to great social stress. d. Teens are generally more concerned with family relationships than peer relationships. e. High school girls who have the poorest relationships with their mothers have the most intense friendships with peers.
a. As teens distance themselves from parents, peer relationships become more important
Adolescents are most likely to be influenced by their parents with respect to ________, and they are most likely to be influenced by their peers with respect to ________.
carrer aspirations; clothing preferences
In many Western societies, it is common for adolescents to graduate from high school, go to college, and still live at home with their parents. They have not yet assumed full adult responsibilities and independence. Psychologists have identified this period of time as
emerging adulthood
Adolescents and their parents are most likely to have disagreements regarding
homework
According to Erikson, the primary developmental task for adolescents is to develop a sense of
identity
According to Erikson, trust is to ________ as identity is to ________.
infancy; adolescence
Erikson suggested that the adolescent search for identity is followed by a developing capacity for
intimacy
Erikson would have suggested that adolescents can most effectively develop a sense of identity by
investigating the personal suitability of various occupational and social roles
Which of the following is true of adolescence in contemporary industrialized societies as compared with previous centuries?
it begins earlier in life and ends later in life
Compared with the late nineteenth century, what is true about the transition from childhood to adulthood in Western cultures today?
it starts earlier and is completed later
As individuals progress through their teen years into early adulthood, their self-concepts typically become
more positive
Piaget is to cognitive development as Erikson is to ________ development.
psychosocial
An elaborate ceremony used to celebrate a person's emergence into adulthood is an example of a
rite of passage
Cecilia vacillates between acting rebellious toward her parents and high school teachers and behaving with compliance and respect. Erikson would have suggested that Cecilia's inconsistency illustrates
role confusion